measurablyadv.

Brit.

/ˈmɛʒ(ə)rəbli/, U.S.

/ˈmɛʒ(ə)rəbli/,

/ˈmɛʒərbli/

Forms: Middle English meserably, Middle English mesurabeley, Middle English mesurabelly, Middle English mesurabely, Middle English mesurabili, Middle English mesurabiliche, Middle English mesurabily, Middle English mesurable, Middle English mesurableche, Middle English mesurablely, Middle English mesurabli, Middle English mesurabliche, Middle English mesurablyche, Middle English mesurablye, Middle English–1500s mesurably, 1500s– measurably; Scottish pre-1700 measurabilly, pre-1700 measurablie, pre-1700 mesurabily, pre-1700 mesurably, pre-1700 1700s– measurably.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: measurable adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < measurable adj. + -ly suffix².

†1. Moderately; in moderation; to a moderate degree. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb]

meetlyOE

better?c1225

measurelyc1350

renablyc1350

measurablya1382

skilfullya1387

meanlya1398

moderatelya1398

temperately1398

reasonablyc1400

faira1413

mean1535

competently1541

meanably1577

tarblish1842

mediumly1852

quite1854

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Ecclus. xxxi. 32 If þou drinke it [sc. wine] mesurabli [L. moderate], þou shalt ben sobre.

c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus B. 2795 Vse hem by mesure; that is to seyn, spende mesurably [v.r. mesurable].

?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 112 Þe [second] entencioun is fulfilled wiþ þoo þat..schal..euapour and make sourisshe mesurably.

c1450 Contin. Lydgate's Secrees (Sloane 2464) 2701 (MED) Good and kynde of Complexioun Is a man..Whos shuldrys bowe a litel mesurably.

1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) xxv. sig. Fiv^v/2 Mete whan it is mesurably taken and well defyed: it makyth a man hole in body.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxxi. 28 Wyne measurably dronken [similarly 1611] is a reioysinge of the soule.

1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 260 An ounce of the iuice of the roote [etc.] purgeth the body measurably.

?c1625 in E. Beveridge & J. D. Westwood Fergusson's Sc. Prov. (1924) No. 378 Eat measurablie & defye the medicineris.

2. In due measure or proportion; proportionately; appropriately, adequately. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > in a proportionate manner/with due proportion

evena1200

proportionally1389

attemperatelyc1420

measurably1423

proportionablyc1443

proportionly1469

proportionatelyc1487

proportionable1600

commensurably1652

commensuratelya1680

answerably1713

1423 Guildhall Let.-bk. in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 113 Þat none of þe Phisicians..take ouermoche mone or vnresonabely, of eny seke, bot after þe power of þe seke man and mesurabeley after þe deseruyng of his labour.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 358 Constantyn endewid..Pope Siluester..oonli with possessiouns competentli and mesurabily.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 3985 Andromaca..was mesurably made.

1572 J. Jones Benefit Bathes of Buckstones f. 4 Measurably qualifyinge the ouerheated members, and drying such as bee ouer moyste.

1607 J. Carpenter Plaine Mans Spirituall Plough 176 He may be able to draw forth of his full vessel measurably unto his flocke.

1701 G. Whitehead Truth Prevalent 20 If a thirsty Man comes to Drink at a Well..he drinks measurably as much as he needs.

1856 P. Palmer Faith & its Effects 325 Can you..urge the present attainment of holiness..upon the members of your class, as though you were in the enjoyment of the blessing? If not, may you not have their dwarfishness in religion, or even their backslidings, measurably to answer for.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. vi. 172 The sad prisoner answered to all things well and civilly; and the blatant man of God..gave him through the bars his bowl, bidding him drink measurably thereof.

3. U.S. In some measure, to some extent. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat

somedealc725

halfc1175

somewhatc1175

somethingc1275

little whatc1384

somedeallyc1400

measurablec1420

somewhatlyc1450

somewisec1450

somepartc1485

parta1500

something1548

rather1573

some1575

rathera1684

sunket1686

somethingisha1726

measurably1756

rather1770

rather1772

somec1780

sumthin1786

wee1816

sumfin1852

sumptin1852

measuredly1860

sumpin1889

part-way1954

ish1986

1756 J. Woolman Jrnl. (1971) iii. 52 The public meetings were large and measurably favoured with divine goodness.

1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. p. x If I know myself, I am measurably free from the itch of vanity.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xii. 254 Until the anomalies of Semitic language are at least measurably explained.

1932 J. M. Beck Our Wonderland of Bureaucracy 10 The first necessity of the new government was to provide revenues, and this was measurably accomplished by the passage of the first tariff act.

a. To a significant extent; considerably; notably.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb]

stronglyeOE

felec950

strongeOE

highlyOE

highOE

greatlya1200

stourlya1225

greata1325

dreec1330

deeplya1400

mightya1400

dreichlyc1400

mighty?a1425

sorec1440

mainlyc1450

greatumly1456

madc1487

profoundly1489

stronglya1492

muchwhata1513

shrewlya1529

heapa1547

vengeance?1548

sorely1562

smartlyc1580

mightly1582

mightily1587

violently1601

intensively1604

almightily1612

violent1629

seriously1643

intensely1646

importunately1660

shrewdly1664

gey1686

sadly1738

plenty1775

vitally1787

substantively1795

badly1813

far1814

heavily1819

serious1825

measurably1834

dearly1843

bally1939

majorly1955

sizzlingly1956

majorly1978

fecking1983

1834 Southern Literary Messenger Oct. 42/1 A stream of small magnitude..which is made up measurably of the mineral waters.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xv. 150 We are measurably superior to the French in some things, but they are immeasurably our betters in others.

1903 J. S. Willison Sir Wilfrid Laurier & Liberal Party II. xxvi. 281 The position of the Liberals was also measurably affected by their practical alliance for the campaign of 1896 with Mr. D'Alton McCarthy and the Patrons of Industry.

1973 Times 28 Dec. 1/8 Elsewhere along the front the Egyptians have improved their positions measurably since the ceasefire came into force.

1987 Good Housek. 17 Nov. 9/3 Brian Pfaff, a top head-hunter..says the female applicants have to be measurably better than men even to get an interview.

b. To a measurable or quantifiable extent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > [adverb] > in a measurable manner

dimensively1601

measurably1861

1861 Amer. Agriculturist July 199/1 These extraordinary vibrations in the export are measurably governed by the shortness or abundance of the crop.

1866 J. Ruskin Ethics of Dust 127 Other such phenomena, quite measurably traceable within the limits even of short life.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 374 The primary renal arteries are measurably thickened in both their coats.

1978 Nature 31 Aug. 885/1 Aquatic and sedimentary geochemical processes which may have been measurably altered since deposition times.

1994 MacUser Aug. 31/1 An emulated patch consists of 680x0 code which can slow down your Power Macintosh measurably if it adds to native code.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	measurably
释义	† measurablyadj. Forms: late Middle English mesurabeliche, late Middle English mesurably. Origin: Probably formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: measurably adv. Etymology: Probably < measurably adv., rather than < measurable adj. + -ly suffix¹ (see discussion s.v. -ly suffix¹). Obsolete. Temperate, moderate; modest. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] evenlya1200 methefully?c1225 renable?1305 reasonablea1325 measurablec1330 skillwisea1340 moderatea1398 temperate1398 meetlya1400 measurablyc1450 rationablec1475 competent1535 midway1573 modest1582 sober1619 medious1657 slack1662 meeverly1819 low key1941 c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 77 (MED) It sitt wel to a man..in gret state þat he be wel ordeyned and mesurabeliche in his dedes and in alle speches. c1450 Treat. Fishing in J. McDonald et al. Origins of Angling (1963) 149 Yf a man lak leches or medicens he schall make iij thynges hys medicens... Mery thowght..labur mesurably..good dyet. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (BL Add. 9066) (1879) 176 I sought no thing in the worlde but alonly mesurably lyvelode and clothing. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021). measurablyadv. Brit. /ˈmɛʒ(ə)rəbli/, U.S. /ˈmɛʒ(ə)rəbli/, /ˈmɛʒərbli/ Forms: Middle English meserably, Middle English mesurabeley, Middle English mesurabelly, Middle English mesurabely, Middle English mesurabili, Middle English mesurabiliche, Middle English mesurabily, Middle English mesurable, Middle English mesurableche, Middle English mesurablely, Middle English mesurabli, Middle English mesurabliche, Middle English mesurablyche, Middle English mesurablye, Middle English–1500s mesurably, 1500s– measurably; Scottish pre-1700 measurabilly, pre-1700 measurablie, pre-1700 mesurabily, pre-1700 mesurably, pre-1700 1700s– measurably. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: measurable adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < measurable adj. + -ly suffix². †1. Moderately; in moderation; to a moderate degree. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] meetlyOE better?c1225 measurelyc1350 renablyc1350 measurablya1382 skilfullya1387 meanlya1398 moderatelya1398 temperately1398 reasonablyc1400 faira1413 mean1535 competently1541 meanably1577 tarblish1842 mediumly1852 quite1854 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1965) Ecclus. xxxi. 32 If þou drinke it [sc. wine] mesurabli [L. moderate], þou shalt ben sobre. c1390 G. Chaucer Melibeus B. 2795 Vse hem by mesure; that is to seyn, spende mesurably [v.r. mesurable]. ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 112 Þe [second] entencioun is fulfilled wiþ þoo þat..schal..euapour and make sourisshe mesurably. c1450 Contin. Lydgate's Secrees (Sloane 2464) 2701 (MED) Good and kynde of Complexioun Is a man..Whos shuldrys bowe a litel mesurably. 1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) xxv. sig. Fiv^v/2 Mete whan it is mesurably taken and well defyed: it makyth a man hole in body. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ecclus. xxxi. 28 Wyne measurably dronken [similarly 1611] is a reioysinge of the soule. 1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 260 An ounce of the iuice of the roote [etc.] purgeth the body measurably. ?c1625 in E. Beveridge & J. D. Westwood Fergusson's Sc. Prov. (1924) No. 378 Eat measurablie & defye the medicineris. 2. In due measure or proportion; proportionately; appropriately, adequately. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adverb] > in a proportionate manner/with due proportion evena1200 proportionally1389 attemperatelyc1420 measurably1423 proportionablyc1443 proportionly1469 proportionatelyc1487 proportionable1600 commensurably1652 commensuratelya1680 answerably1713 1423 Guildhall Let.-bk. in R. W. Chambers & M. Daunt Bk. London Eng. (1931) 113 Þat none of þe Phisicians..take ouermoche mone or vnresonabely, of eny seke, bot after þe power of þe seke man and mesurabeley after þe deseruyng of his labour. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 358 Constantyn endewid..Pope Siluester..oonli with possessiouns competentli and mesurabily. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 3985 Andromaca..was mesurably made. 1572 J. Jones Benefit Bathes of Buckstones f. 4 Measurably qualifyinge the ouerheated members, and drying such as bee ouer moyste. 1607 J. Carpenter Plaine Mans Spirituall Plough 176 He may be able to draw forth of his full vessel measurably unto his flocke. 1701 G. Whitehead Truth Prevalent 20 If a thirsty Man comes to Drink at a Well..he drinks measurably as much as he needs. 1856 P. Palmer Faith & its Effects 325 Can you..urge the present attainment of holiness..upon the members of your class, as though you were in the enjoyment of the blessing? If not, may you not have their dwarfishness in religion, or even their backslidings, measurably to answer for. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. vi. 172 The sad prisoner answered to all things well and civilly; and the blatant man of God..gave him through the bars his bowl, bidding him drink measurably thereof. 3. U.S. In some measure, to some extent. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > somewhat somedealc725 halfc1175 somewhatc1175 somethingc1275 little whatc1384 somedeallyc1400 measurablec1420 somewhatlyc1450 somewisec1450 somepartc1485 parta1500 something1548 rather1573 some1575 rathera1684 sunket1686 somethingisha1726 measurably1756 rather1770 rather1772 somec1780 sumthin1786 wee1816 sumfin1852 sumptin1852 measuredly1860 sumpin1889 part-way1954 ish1986 1756 J. Woolman Jrnl. (1971) iii. 52 The public meetings were large and measurably favoured with divine goodness. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. p. x If I know myself, I am measurably free from the itch of vanity. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xii. 254 Until the anomalies of Semitic language are at least measurably explained. 1932 J. M. Beck Our Wonderland of Bureaucracy 10 The first necessity of the new government was to provide revenues, and this was measurably accomplished by the passage of the first tariff act. 4. a. To a significant extent; considerably; notably. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] stronglyeOE felec950 strongeOE highlyOE highOE greatlya1200 stourlya1225 greata1325 dreec1330 deeplya1400 mightya1400 dreichlyc1400 mighty?a1425 sorec1440 mainlyc1450 greatumly1456 madc1487 profoundly1489 stronglya1492 muchwhata1513 shrewlya1529 heapa1547 vengeance?1548 sorely1562 smartlyc1580 mightly1582 mightily1587 violently1601 intensively1604 almightily1612 violent1629 seriously1643 intensely1646 importunately1660 shrewdly1664 gey1686 sadly1738 plenty1775 vitally1787 substantively1795 badly1813 far1814 heavily1819 serious1825 measurably1834 dearly1843 bally1939 majorly1955 sizzlingly1956 majorly1978 fecking1983 1834 Southern Literary Messenger Oct. 42/1 A stream of small magnitude..which is made up measurably of the mineral waters. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xv. 150 We are measurably superior to the French in some things, but they are immeasurably our betters in others. 1903 J. S. Willison Sir Wilfrid Laurier & Liberal Party II. xxvi. 281 The position of the Liberals was also measurably affected by their practical alliance for the campaign of 1896 with Mr. D'Alton McCarthy and the Patrons of Industry. 1973 Times 28 Dec. 1/8 Elsewhere along the front the Egyptians have improved their positions measurably since the ceasefire came into force. 1987 Good Housek. 17 Nov. 9/3 Brian Pfaff, a top head-hunter..says the female applicants have to be measurably better than men even to get an interview. b. To a measurable or quantifiable extent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > [adverb] > in a measurable manner dimensively1601 measurably1861 1861 Amer. Agriculturist July 199/1 These extraordinary vibrations in the export are measurably governed by the shortness or abundance of the crop. 1866 J. Ruskin Ethics of Dust 127 Other such phenomena, quite measurably traceable within the limits even of short life. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 374 The primary renal arteries are measurably thickened in both their coats. 1978 Nature 31 Aug. 885/1 Aquatic and sedimentary geochemical processes which may have been measurably altered since deposition times. 1994 MacUser Aug. 31/1 An emulated patch consists of 680x0 code which can slow down your Power Macintosh measurably if it adds to native code. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1450adv.a1382
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† measurablyadj.

measurablyadv.